Sloppy Seconds: 5 TV Sequels We'd Love To See

When TNT released the trailer for next summer's sequel to the classic TV soap Dallas, it put us in a nostalgic mood.

Okay, some of us are always in a nostalgic mood, which is why it was a no-brainer for me to come up with a list of other classic shows we'd love to see continued.

Join us as we jump in the Wayback Machine, and bring some of our faves into the present!

The Man From Atlantis

Man From Atlantis was a short-lived show on NBC back in the late 70's, remembered primarily because it featured a pre-Dallas Patrick Duffy as Mark Harris. Harris was an amnesiac believed to be the last remaining survivor of the undersea city Atlantis. Naturally, he worked for a government research facility, and had webbed toes and could swim at top speeds in the water (although you don't want to know what he used a rudder).

In our version of the sequel, Harris is now retired and living in an underwater condo at the Boca Sea World. He's passed the torch to his son, played by Trevor Donovan, who was conceived one drunken night with the girl who operates the log ride at Disney World. Talk about Splash Mountin'!

Trevor will have to contend with modern-day ocean problems, such as oil spills, whaling, and a drug cartel trafficking in sea weed (led by the show's arch-villain, played by Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps)

Of course, if ratings don't hold up, the show may have to resort to lame gimmicks, such as spring break shark attacks, radioactive octopi ... or aliens.

Three's Company

Three's Company ran on ABC for eight seasons starting in the late 70's, and starred the late John Ritter as Jack Tripper, a man who lived platonically with two girls. To complicate matters — because they're always complicated on sitcoms — Jack had to pretend to be gay to placate the apartment's landlord who wouldn't allow a single straight man to live with two single girls.

In the sequel, Jack has passed away, but as luck (and hilarity) would have it, his son Jack Jr. (played by John Ritter's son Jason) has decided to move in to the same apartment ... with two friends!

There's a modern twist, however, as Jack Jr. really is gay, and wants to move in with his boyfriend (played by David Burtka) and his BFF (played by a generic blonde actress who will be replaced each season with a lesser generic blonde actress). Unfortunately, the arch-conservative landlord (played by an older actor in desperate need of work -- perhaps Fred Thompson) will not allow a gay couple to live together, so Jack Jr has to pretend to be ... straight!

You'll be chortling at the classic sitcom misunderstandings and farce, especially when the landlord's oversexed wife (played by Sharon Stone) tries to get her cougar claws in Jack Jr.

Will he able to fend off her desperate advances while still maintaining the facade? Stay tuned!